Legal Opinion
Mitchell v. Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc.
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided November 2, 2005No. 05-396PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COOKS, Judge.
11 This is an action to recover damages for personal injuries incurred by a seaman aboard an offshore drilling unit. Plaintiff sought recovery under the Jones Act, based on the negligence of plaintiffs employer, and under the general maritime law, based on the unseaworthiness of defendant’s vessel. At issue is the correctness of the jury’s verdict in favor of plaintiff finding the employer negligent and awarding damages to plaintiff in the sum of $630,000.00. For the following reasons, we affirm the jury’s verdict.
FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
Plaintiff, Norman Mitchell, was…
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